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Bleibeskopf

Coordinates: 50°15′09″N 8°32′05″E / 50.25250°N 8.53472°E / 50.25250; 8.53472
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Bleibeskopf
Remains of ramparts on the Bleibeskopf
Highest point
Elevation480 m (1,570 ft)
Geography
Map
LocationHesse, Germany
Parent rangeTaunus

The Bleibeskopf is a hill in Hesse, Germany, about 6 km northwest of Bad Homburg.

In the late Bronze Age (about 800 BC), a pre-Celtic hillfort of the Urnfield culture was on the Bleibiskopf. The circular rampart, which was once 3 to 3.5 metres thick, about 1.8 metres tall and 490 metres long, is still recognisable today. Numerous bronze objects have been found on the Bleibeskopf: a hatchet, a decorated lance tip, a knife, a needle, a razor and leg rings.

References50°15′09″N 8°32′05″E / 50.25250°N 8.53472°E / 50.25250; 8.53472